Ryan mocks Obama's second-term booklet

BRISTOL, Va. - Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Thursday mocked a new brochure from the Obama campaign about its second-term agenda, belitting it as little more than a "slick repackaging of more of the same" and echoing a man in the crowd who called it a "comic book."

"President Obama really hasn't given us a vision for a second-term agenda. Just a couple of days ago he came up with a slick new brochure, you know, with less than two weeks left to say, 'Oh, I do actually have an agenda," Ryan said.

"It is a slick--well, comic book--that was his word," the Wisconsin congressman repeated after a man in the crowd shouted out the suggestion. "To me, a slick re-packaging of more of the same. And look at what it has gotten us. You see, where we are today is our economy is barely limping along. It is slower than it was last year, last year was slower than the year before."

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Ryan mocks Obama's second-term brochure as a "slick" comic book

On Tuesday Obama's campaign released the 20-page brochure, entitled, "The New Economic Patriotism: A Plan For Jobs & Middle-Class Security," after facing persistent claims from Romney's campaign that they were offering no agenda for a second term.

As Ryan urged Virginia voters to vote early by absentee ballot, he also stressed that a slim victory isn't sufficient for the change he and Romney are seeking to implement. Polls show Romney and Ryan with a slight lead in the state.

"The worst thing that could happen, President Obama gets reelected and we have more of the same with a debt crisis," he said. "The second worst thing that could happen is we get elected by default without a mandate. This is why we're asking you to give us the moral authority and the obligation to honor you by putting this agenda in place to get America back on the right track, so we can get people back to work and we can get our country under control."

[sandy 1027]

The economy is ticking upward, regardless of all of the negative talk coming from Romney and Ryan.Economic forecasters predict a boon of jobs over the next 4 years ( some as many as 12,000,000).The president wants to employ a balanced approach to dealing with the deficit-which economists agree with.Romney's nor Ryan's plans add up,according to reputable economists .Any combination of them would impose severe hardships on many people; and adversely affect most Americans in some way.All Americans should be called upon to make some sacrifices to get our fiscal house in order( starting with the most fortunate, which their plans don't do)-not just the poor and middle class.We can fix our problems without destroying Medicare as we know it,privatizing Social Security ,( which is a long-term goal for both Romney and Ryan); and harming veterans, all students, and abandoning " the least of these" in deep cuts to Medicaid( which also helps seniors when they exhaust Medicare benefits in long-term health care), disadvantaged children, etc.Romney wants to spend exponentially more on the military than the defense department says they need.He spoke of exercising U.S. military power again in a robust way just 2 weeks ago in a foreign policy speech, yet sounded like Gandhi at the Monday debate.[If he is elected, no one can say who he would be-even those on the right who have green-lighted him to sound moderate].The only hint of any such idea at the debate was his use of the word "mantle" in referring to the United States' role in foreign affairs.That's telling because the word "mantle" is often used as a religious term to signify a divine "calling" or being "chosen", appointed and anointed by God for a certain role or purpose.America is definitely special, and a beacon of light and hope; but to believe that we have a divinely-appointed role to intervene militarily around the globe in conflict after conflict( or even start many ourselves) is not sound Biblically, nor otherwise.

[TJphoto]

I remember something the Republicans pulled twice. They called it the "Contract with America". None of which came true. You see Mr. Ryan, people do remember!

[willsat]

Hey Paul, if you want something that will really make you laugh, read the Ryan Budget. What a Joke!